Archive for the ‘UK News’ Category

  • RHA supports DVSA on drivers’ hours

    on Feb 6, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA supports DVSA on drivers’ hours

    The Road Haulage Association supports the DVSA’s action on drivers’ hours compliance but is concerned about the lack of legal rest areas for drivers to park

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  • Right hand drive Range T High offer now extended

    on Feb 6, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Right hand drive Range T High offer now extended

    Exceptionally strong demand and customer orders for the right hand drive Range T High in the UK and Ireland has prompted Renault Trucks to expand its offer for the new vehicle with an extended range of options now available

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  • DAF Trucks presents limited 90th anniversary edition

    on Feb 5, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on DAF Trucks presents limited 90th anniversary edition

    DAF Trucks has unveiled a limited 90th anniversary edition of the new XF. This truck commemorates the fact that 90 years ago Hub van Doorne laid the foundation of DAF: now one of Europe’s most successful truck manufacturers

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  • IRU proposes driving and rest time road map

    on Feb 5, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on IRU proposes driving and rest time road map

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has recommended that transport operators should have the flexibility to organise driving and rest time hours over a four-week reference period, and proposed exceptions for coach tourism and improved conditions for drivers

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  • Karl King Transport joins the Fortec Distribution Network

    on Feb 4, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Karl King Transport joins the Fortec Distribution Network

      Ipswich-based Karl King Transport – established in 1991 to provide end to end transport solutions for goods coming into the UK by port – has joined the Fortec Distribution Network

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  • Recruitment company adds RGVA vehicle graphic

    on Feb 4, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Recruitment company adds RGVA vehicle graphic

    Driver recruitment and training specialist Kinetic has invested in its most hard-working advert to date – an attention-grabbing reflective livery which provides powerful promotion throughout the day and night

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  • Stena Line’s Belfast services deliver record 2017

    on Feb 1, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Stena Line’s Belfast services deliver record 2017

    2017 marked another record trading year for leading ferry company Stena Line across its travel and freight services.  Freight volumes on its Belfast to Cairnryan, Liverpool and Heysham routes exceeded a record 514 000 units, which represents a 3% year on year increase.  Car volumes topped 360 000, a 2.5% year on year increase with over 1.5m passengers accounting for a similar 2.5% annual increase.  Coach traffic delivered the biggest increase at 10.5% underscoring Belfast’s ongoing tourist boom.  

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  • Intelligent Telematics opens new European headquarters  

    on Feb 1, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Intelligent Telematics opens new European headquarters  

    Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of connected vehicle camera solutions, has relocated its European headquarters to Reading as part of an ambitious expansion strategy that will see its workforce more than double in the coming months. The company has officially opened the office development at Commerce Park in Theale following annual revenue growth of 67 per cent driven by unprecedented demand for its connected vehicle camera portfolio from the road transport, fleet and insurance sectors

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  • Dover tax take from trucks a ridiculous idea says RHA  

    on Jan 31, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Dover tax take from trucks a ridiculous idea says RHA  

    The Road Haulage Association has reacted with incredulity to the proposal from a Kent councillor to introduce a congestion charge of £1 for all HGVs using the Port of Dover

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  • FTA calls on UK government to prioritise infrastructure deficit

    on Jan 29, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA calls on UK government to prioritise infrastructure deficit

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents logistics operators on both sides of the Irish Sea, is calling on the government to prioritise the infrastructure deficit leading to and from Loch Ryan, which handles approximately 45% of Northern Ireland’s trade with the rest of the

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  • Hankook tyres chosen as OE on Scania trucks

    on Jan 28, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Hankook tyres chosen as OE on Scania trucks

    Premium tyre maker Hankook is now supplying various treads of its SmartWork truck tyre series for use in construction site traffic, to the Swedish commercial vehicles manufacturer Scania as Original Equipment (OE)

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  • Creed chooses Gray & Adams

    on Jan 28, 18 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Creed chooses Gray & Adams

    Independent wholesaler Creed Foodservice is slashing CO2  emissions by more than 300 tonnes per year after turning to Gray & Adams for its first twin-deck semi-trailer

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